The presentation below summarizes the evolution of the Russian economy after 1991 when Boris Yeltsin became the first popularly elected president of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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As we prepare to embed ourselves into this vast region it is important to consider the sudden and significant Societal, Political and Economic Transitions the region has experienced as it emerged from Soviet rule less than two decades ago